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ADDISON COUNTY &mdash; While some Addison County school districts are considering merging resources and governance in the face of declining enrollment, some of the area&rsquo;s independent, private schools are also having to adjust their budgets and business plans to remain successful.</p>
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A survey of six of the county&rsquo;s independent schools revealed that while some remain at full capacity, others are seeing student numbers drop and are compensating by either trimming staff and/or grade levels, or are adding new offerings to woo prospective families.</p>
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<p><a href="http://addisonindependent.com/201205private-schools-work-keep-numbers" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Addison CountyeducationFeaturedprivate schoolsschool enrollmentThu, 03 May 2012 20:08:59 +0000John Flowers11665 at http://addisonindependent.comMiddlebury's Gailer School to close doorshttp://addisonindependent.com/201203middleburys-gailer-school-close-doors
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MIDDLEBURY &mdash; The Gailer School, an innovative independent middle and high school in Middlebury, will close its doors for good this spring, with leaders citing declining enrollment and a strained budget as the primary reasons for the difficult decision.</p>
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&ldquo;Between the struggling economy and the shrinking demographics of Addison County, it has made it really difficult for the private secondary school to recruit enough students,&rdquo; said Gailer Headmaster Lonny Edwards.</p>
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